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Thacker and LyDay Wrap up Action at NCAA Prelims, Thacker Runs Personal Best

RESULTS | DAY 1 RECAP | DAY 2 RECAP

COLLEGE STATION, Texas –
Idaho closed out competition at the 2021 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Preliminary Round on Saturday afternoon with Malaina Thacker and Tayler LyDay in action.

LyDay competed in the triple jump, placing 32nd with a mark of 12.53m/41'1.5". She entered the West Prelims ranked 46th in the region.

Thacker took seventh in her 3k steeplechase heat with a personal best 10:10.04. Overall, she had the 17th best time of the day after entering Saturday 25th in the West. That time is the third best time in Vandal history.

After a successful competition in which several Vandals beat their ranks, the season will conclude with Zack Short participating in the shot put at the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Ore., on June 9.

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Players Mentioned

Tayler LyDay

Tayler LyDay

Jumps
Sophomore
Major: General Studies
Malaina Thacker

Malaina Thacker

XC/Distance
Senior
Major: Exercise Science & Health
Zack Short

Zack Short

Throws
Senior
Major: Exercise/Sport Science-PE Teach

Players Mentioned

Tayler LyDay

Tayler LyDay

Sophomore
Major: General Studies
Jumps
Malaina Thacker

Malaina Thacker

Senior
Major: Exercise Science & Health
XC/Distance
Zack Short

Zack Short

Senior
Major: Exercise/Sport Science-PE Teach
Throws